Parsnip Definition
- Pastinaca sativa
Other Word Forms of Parsnip
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Origin of Parsnip
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16th century parsnepe, from Middle English passenep, corruption of a borrowing of Old French pasnaie by influence of nepe (“turnip"), from Latin pastinaca (“parsnip, carrot"), from pastinum (“two-pronged fork"); related to pastinare (“to dig up the ground").
From Wiktionary
Middle English pasnepe alteration (influenced by nep turnip) of Old French pasnaie from Latin pastināca from pastinum a kind of two-pronged dibble
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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